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What is wrong with my cpu?
Name: shawnconnelly21 Date: December 14, 2003 at 06:58:34 Pacific OS: XP HOME CPU/Ram: 1.2 DDR PC2100
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I have an athlon xp2600 cpu, i recently bought a new volcano 11 hsf combo. after i put the hsf on the unit and plug everything back in the computer powers on, for about 5 seconds, no beeps and shuts itself off. even if i wait and try it again the unit repeats the process. i have one buy one removed all components and attempted to power the unit on with the same results. so i have illimited the possibility of a defeated part. i think it may be the power supply but im not sure can someone please help me asap.
Name: jam Date: December 14, 2003 at 07:23:06 Pacific
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If your system was running OK before you changed the HSF, that's where you should start looking...it may not be seated on the core properly
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Response Number 2
Name: shawnconnelly21 Date: December 14, 2003 at 07:25:52 Pacific
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how would i know if its seated wrong? its connected to the tabs on the cpu, if a tiny spat of the white grease got on the outside of the center of the cpu chip this wont hurt anything will it?
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Response Number 3
Name: Rob Date: December 14, 2003 at 08:54:09 Pacific
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if its a k7n2 motherboard u will be fine when the cpu heats up too fast then it shuts of the pc.. If that the case I would check ur thermal paste and the seating of the heatsink.
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Response Number 4
Name: shawnconnelly21 Date: December 14, 2003 at 09:12:23 Pacific
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its a msi motherboard with 333fsb, i hope i didnt ruin the cpu there both brand new, do you think i burnt the cpu, the motherboard all the light on the keyboard and all the drives light up for those few seconds so i think the motherboard is good, but im worried about the cpu
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Response Number 5
Name: shawnconnelly21 Date: December 14, 2003 at 10:02:28 Pacific
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the motherboard is a msi KT4V-L
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Response Number 6
Name: Rob Date: December 14, 2003 at 10:05:00 Pacific
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No the cpu is fine as I told u with the msi they have a great feature that shuts of the pc when the cpu gets too hot to fast. so first take off the heatsink apply a little more paste then make sure u put the heatsink on correctly and plug it in to the motherboard and let us know how u make out good luck........
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Response Number 7
Name: Badboy Date: December 14, 2003 at 12:46:27 Pacific
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I wonder if you chipped your CPU installing the HSF.
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Response Number 8
Name: shawnconnelly21 Date: December 14, 2003 at 12:49:30 Pacific
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how could i tell if i chipped it?
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Response Number 9
Name: Bdboy Date: December 14, 2003 at 12:57:50 Pacific
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The CPU core can chip is you rock the flat surface of the HSF on it. The ceramic of the CPU core is very brittle. You would notice small chips of ceramic mixed with your thermal paste or imbedded in the thermal pad. The edges of the core would be rough and not sharpely defined. It's generally pretty obvious but you have to take the HSF off again and look at the CPU core. I don't have your MOBO but I had similar behavior when I chipped a CPU core changing the HSF.
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Response Number 10
Name: Rob Date: December 14, 2003 at 23:20:03 Pacific
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Here is a link I think u should look at u may be puting the heatsink on backwards they have a grove on them. http://amdathlon.com first go to suport & downloads next system building guide last select the xp heatsink installation let me know how u make out..
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Response Number 11
Name: MonirTech Date: January 29, 2004 at 15:59:40 Pacific
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I know its not much of a fix, but this is the second MSI KT4V that ive installed for a client and this is also the second time the same problem has happened to me.. powers up just fine for about 3-5 seconds then shuts off, if you listen closely to the pc speaker you can hear it making a low and high pitch sound untill you take out the power plug... I let it sit for about 45min and plugged it in again...and never had the problem again. probably the last MSI I will purchase.. oh and by the way I did switch it out with another powersupply and it still did the same thing..processor and ram tests good also. Good luck
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